Imã Vase with Roses by Vincent Van Gogh

Vase with Roses by Vincent Van Gogh, oil on canvas 1890, is a still life painting of a large, boisterously arranged bunch of pale blossoming flowers in a pottery vase. Van Gogh painted in thick, swirling strokes of impasto oil colors with variations of pink, white, yellow and green with vivid green accents and dark outlines that capture the inner life of the motif. Vase with Roses was completed in the south of France in the final years of the artist’s life. Vincent Van Gogh (1853 - 1890) was a Dutch painter of the Post-Impressionist movement known for bold, expressive drawing, swirling brushstrokes and intense, heightened colors. In early adulthood Van Gogh worked as an art dealer, teacher and pastor before taking up the full time study of drawing and painting in his late twenties. Influenced by Rembrandt, the 19th century Realists and Barbizon school, Van Gogh’s early paintings featured studies of workers and peasants in somber earth tones. Moving to France in 1886, Van Gogh met with the startling innovations of the Impressionist painters and began to apply their approach to color and subject matter, which continued into the mature style for which the artist is most renowned. Van Gogh produced many hundreds of drawings and paintings including portraits, landscapes, still life and flower paintings, and numerous self-portraits that became a dominating influence on the modern art of the 20th century and made him one of the most popular artists of all time.